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Face
by: Viscount

Dear Peter,
Thanks a lot for your information. Besides the colour, what do you think about the face, hair and cloth of the boy? For your information, this vase has been located at my house for about 60 years. It might be possible that the vase was produced during the second quarter of 20th century.
Viscount
vase
by: peter

Basically, when I first saw the people in the window on the neck, I thought the vase could be earlier because of the attire and hairstyle of the lady, etc., but the lower window still gives me the impression of being later. At the very earliest this could be second quarter, but I doubt it.

I feel that the boys in the lower window would be painted in more delicate colors, especially with a different red, if they were earlier. I don't know why this was painted the way it is.

If you look for other items of this typefor comparison, you could do image searches for "millefiori vase" or "mille fleur vase".
Again, the large majority of items with such a decoration are from the republic period and later. I believe millefiori decorations were made for export, mainly.
Question
by: Viscount

Hi Peter,
Thanks for your opinion about this vase. I am trying to find out which period should this vase come from. I agree with you that the way the boys (on the centre of the vase) are drawn look quite modern. However,the boys on the neck and the side of the vase look ok to me. I have one question in my mind why the artists used two different styles of painting on the same vase. What is your opinion? Thanks a lot.
Viscount
Millefiori vase
by: peter

Hi again. Thanks for the additional pictures. This clarified the matter for me. In my view this cannot be Qing dynasty. I am not sure if it could be republican period. The way the boys, etc. are painted in the central window looks more like the style and colors used in the second half of the 20th century, I'm afraid.
That means, it is probably only vintage. A nice vase, though.
vase
by: peter

Not what I expected. The people look different from what I thought they would... or what they look mostly in such a case. Actually, the lady is painted very carefully! The vase seems to be of better quality than what I mostly see.
Actually I hoped that you would upload an enlarged image of the people in the first image, shown on the front, the "belly" of the vase. Would need real closeup image showing hairdo and eyes clearly. A picture of the whole bottom and a closeup of the foot rim might help too.
Large vase
by: Viscount

Hi Peter,
Thanks for your answer. I will post the photos showing boys' faces and the detail of flower back ground today. What do you think about the vase's shape?
viscount


I think the shape is all right, but not sure about the blue decoration with the rings. That was popular in the centuries before and up to the Ming dynasty, but on monochrome porcelain, mainly.
Peter
Millefiori vase
by: peter

Hi, the pictures are too small. But from what I see it is a millefiori (mille fleur) vase. These were mostly made in the 20th century. The mark is a Qianlong mark, but Qianlong marks were mostly not red. The color of the gilt is also an issue.

The people in the windows too give the impression as if they were 20th century. Larger images could help confirming this.
Millefiori vases were already made in the Qianlong period, but they were few and look a bit different from those made in the late Qing dynasty and later. The large majority of these vases were made in the 20th century and the chance to find an antique one is small.

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